Governor Of East Java Asks Residents To Immediately Report If You Meet Livestock Indications Of Infecting PMK

East Java Governor Khofifah/Photo: Antara

SURABAYA - East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa asked the public to immediately report if they found their livestock had indications of mouth and nail disease (FMD). The governor admitted that he received reports and information that there were several other areas whose livestock had similar symptoms. The provincial livestock service team, said Khofifah, had also come down and had taken specimens to be checked at the Central Veterinary Farma laboratory (PUSVETMA). FMD is an acute animal disease that attack livestock, such as cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep, horses, and pigs with a transmission rate of 90 percent to 100 percent. , excessive mucus coming out of the mouth and foaming, sores such as thrush in the oral cavity and tongue, t refusing to eat, and limping. In addition, injuries to the legs and ended with loose nails, difficulty standing, shaking, rapid breathing, milk production dropped drastically to become thin. In East Java, it has been found in four districts, namely Sidoarjo, Mojokerto, Lamongan, and Gresik, which attacked 1,247 cows. For cows that tested positive for PMK, the former minister of social affairs hopes that isolation or quarantine will be carried out immediately so that the transmission does not spread further. quoted by Antara. Meanwhile, the transmission process is through mucus and wind, so that it is possible for rapid transmission to occur according to the radius of the wind direction. Cage-based isolation and cage-based quarantine as well. All livestock that have been confirmed by PMK should not move outside, then those from outside should not enter," said Khofifah.